This codebook.txt file was generated on 18 April 2017 by David L. Fronczak ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Eastern population of greater sandhill crane global positioning system data 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: David L. Fronczak Institution: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Address: 5600 American Blvd, West, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55437 Email:dave_fronczak@fws.gov Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: David E. Andersen Institution: u.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 3. Data collected from December 2009 to July 2014 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): GPS location data was collected were Eastern Population sandhill cranes occupied during breeding and wintering seasons and within migration corridors and consisted of states and provinces within the Canadian Shield, Great Lakes, Mississippi Valley, and Southeast geographic regions of North America. 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: GPS location data were collected during a project funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Webless Migratory Game Bird Program, the U.S Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (Research Work Order no. 86), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Management Office. -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Fronczak, D.L., D.E. Andersen, E.E. Hanna, T.R. Cooper. 2017. Distribution and migration chronology of Eastern Population sandhill cranes. Journal of Wildlife Management (In press) Fronczak, D.L., D.E. Andersen, E.E. Hanna, T.R. Cooper. 2015. Annual survival rate estimates of satellite transmitter-marked Eastern Population greater sandhill cranes. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Service. 2:464-471. 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: n/a 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: n/a 5. Was data derived from another source? No. If yes, list source(s): 6. Recommended citation for the data: Fronczak David, L., David E. Andersen. (2017) Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for Eastern Population of greater sandhill cranes. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- Summary - .txt files are comma separated time stamped ASCII data files where each record has its own unique timestamp. The header line for each file contains unique variables (defined below). Headers: ,,,,,,, where , unique Id per file , ptt identifier for each satellite transmitter , auxillary marker Id for each crane. there are situations where there are multiple markers per ptt , unique timestamp per GPS location , GPS record and , in World, WGS84 projection, decimal degrees , indicates an error estimation provided by manufacturer: 1 = < 26 m (meters), 2 = > 26 m and < 50 m, 3 = > 50m and < 75m, 4 = > 75 m 1. File List A. Filename: Crn119.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67119, 4C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. B. Filename: Crn140.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67140, 2C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. C. Filename: Crn141.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67141, 3C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. D. Filename: Crn142.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67142, 6E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. E. Filename: Crn143.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67143, 7E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. F. Filename: Crn144.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67144, 9E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. D. Filename: Crn145.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67145, 1E & 1J) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. E. Filename: Crn146.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67146, 8E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. F. Filename: Crn147.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67147, 5C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. G. Filename: Crn148.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67148, 7C & 3J) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. H. Filename: Crn149.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67149, 9C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. I. Filename: Crn150.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67150, 2E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. J. Filename: Crn151.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67151, 4E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. K. Filename: Crn152.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67152, 6C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. L. Filename: Crn153.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67153, 8C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. M. Filename: Crn154.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67154, 0C) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. N. Filename: Crn155.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67155, 3E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. O. Filename: Crn156.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (67156, 5E) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. P. Filename: Crn788.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98788, 6A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. Q. Filename: Crn789.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98789, 9A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. R. Filename: Crn790.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98790, 8A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. S. Filename: Crn791.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98791, 0A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. T. Filename: Crn792.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98792, 4A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. U. Filename: Crn793.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98793, 7A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. V. Filename: Crn795.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98795, 1A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. W. Filename: Crn796.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98796, 3A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. X. Filename: Crn797.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98797, 1C & 2J) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. Y. Filename: Crn798.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98798, 5A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. Z. Filename: Crn799.txt Short description: Raw summer, migration, and winter global positioning system data for platform transmitting terminal (98799, 2A) Eastern Population greater sandhill crane. 2. Relationship between files: All files represent individual sandhill cranes except Crn145, Crn148, and Crn797. These files are from redeployed transmitters (see Fronczak et al. 2015, for further explanation) 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package:n/a 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Methods are described in detail in Fronczak et al. 2015 (JFWM) and (JWM; in press) 2. Methods for processing the data: Data were converted by transmitter manufacturer (NorthStar Technologies) and are from raw satellite data files (ARGOS). Please refer to both Fronczak et al. 2015 and (JWM;in press) for further explanation. 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data:None 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: Projection for GPS locations: World, WGS84, Decimal Degree 5. Environmental/experimental conditions:NA 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data:NA 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission:NA